Religious influences on preventive health care use in a nationally representative sample of middle-age women

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Benjamins, Maureen R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Prevention; Religion; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; RELIGION;

AGED; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33644758487     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-9035-2     Document Type: Article

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